ASTER, 4th July 1917, Central
Mediterranean,
east of Malta - mined. Escorting a transport out of Malta,
"Aster" was sunk by a mine, presumably
German U-boat laid; 90 crew, casualties not known

LAVENDER, 5th May 1917, North Atlantic, 22 miles SW of Waterford
harbour, SE Ireland - torpedoed by German coastal
minelayer "UC.75". One source give the date as the 4th May,
others locate her loss in the English Channel; crew
of 90; casualties not known

BEGONIA, 2nd October 1917, Atlantic Ocean - probably sunk by German U-boat. "Begonia" was rebuilt
1916-17 as Special Service Q-ship "Q.10" -
her aliases included "Dolcis" and
"Jessop". She was probably torpedoed by a
U-boat in the Atlantic. One source describes her as
lost in collision with "U-151" off
Casablanca, Morocco; casualties not known

Allied Operations against Bolsheviks
1918-19

MYRTLE, 16th July 1919, northern Baltic Sea in Gulf of Finland - probably Russian mines. "Arabis" class sloop "Gentian" (listed below) was lost at the
same time and place

ALYSSUM, 18th March 1917, Atlantic Ocean, 3 miles out on bearing S31°E
of Galley Head, County Cork, SW Ireland - probably German U-boat
mines. "Alyssum"
sank the day after sister ship "Mignonette" (below) went down, 1½ miles
further inshore on the same bearing; casualties not
known

ARABIS, 10th February 1916, North Sea, 95 miles E of Whitby,
Yorkshire, NE England - torpedoed by German
destroyers. On the
night of the 10th/11th, "Arabis" was with
the Tenth Minesweeping Flotilla clearing channels off
the Dogger Bank for possible sorties by the British
Grand Fleet. German Admiral Scheer had just taken
command of the High Seas Fleet and started a new
aggressive strategy that led 15 weeks later to the
Battle of Jutland. That night he sent out a destroyer
force which attacked the British minesweepers. All
got away apart from "Arabis", which was
engaged by three of the Germans. She fought back, and
they disappeared only to return as a force of six.
"Arabis" was sunk by a torpedo; casualties
not known. British units sortied but without success,
and as Harwich Force returned, Cdre Tyrwhitts
flagship, light cruiser "Arethusa" was
mined and lost

GENISTA, 23rd October 1916, North Atlantic, 120 miles W of Cape Clear, SW
tip of Ireland - torpedoed by German
"U.57". "Genistas"
casualties are not known

MIGNONETTE, 17th March 1917, North Atlantic, 1½ miles out on bearing
S31°E of Galley Head, County Cork, SW Ireland -
probably German U-boat mines. Next day on the 18th, sister
ship "Alyssum" (above) went down 1½ miles
further offshore on the same bearing;
"Mignonette's" casualties not known

NASTURTIUM, 27th April 1916, Mediterranean - mined. Sailing from Germany and heading for
Cattaro, the large 750 ton minelayer "U-73"
laid mines off Malta's Grand Harbour. On the 27th,
approaching Malta after service in the Aegean, the
old battleship "Russell" was sunk with the
loss of over 120 men. Later that day
"Nasturtium", sister-ship to the recently
lost "Primula", went down in the same small
field, casualties unknown. A naval armed yacht
followed them to the bottom next day.

PRIMULA, 1st March 1916, Eastern
Mediterranean,
south of Cape Matapan, southern Greece - torpedoed by
German
"U-35".
"Primulas" attacker was commanded by
top-scoring U-boat ace Cdr von Arnauld de la
Perière; her casualties are not known

Allied Operations against Bolsheviks
1918-19

GENTIAN, 16th July 1919, northern Baltic Sea in Gulf of Finland - probably Russian mines. "Azalea" class sloop "Myrtle" (above) was lost at the same
time and place.

GAILLARDIA, 22nd March 1918, North Sea, off the Orkney Islands - Allied mines. Carrying out bouying operations
in the newly-laid Northern Barrage between Scotland
and Norway aimed at interrupting the passage of
U-boats into the North Atlantic,
"Gaillardia" was blown up and sunk by one
of the barrage mines. Although most sources put her
loss down to mines, at least one suggests she was
torpedoed

SALVIA, 20th June 1917, North Atlantic, to the west of Ireland
(52°25N, 16°20W) - torpedoed by German
"U.94". "Salvia"
was serving as Special Service Q-Ship
"Q-15" when she was sunk; casualties not
known

TULIP, 30th April 1917, North Atlantic, 150m W by N of Valentia
island, SW Ireland (52°10N, 14°20W) -
torpedoed by German "U-62". "Tulip" (Cdr Norman
Lewis), Special Service Q-ship "Q-12" was
sailing as a U-boat decoy when sunk. Cdr Lewis was
taken prisoner by the U-boat, and spent the rest of
the war as a POW in Freiburg. Her survivors were
picked up next day; casualties not known

ANCHUSA, 16th July 1918, North Atlantic off the NW coast of Ireland -
torpedoed by German "U-54". "Anchusa" had served
as a Special Service Q-ship (aliases included
"Ard", "Cashel",
"Patrick", "Winstree") but was
not necessarily sailing in this role when lost;
casualties not known. Note: Mercantile Q-ship
"Q.15" or "Lady Patricia", sunk
on the 20th May 1917 (see Q-ships) also included the name
"Anchusa" amongst her aliases

ARBUTUS, 16th December 1917, off SW
Wales in St Georges Channel - foundered following
torpedoing by German "UB-65". Launched only three months
earlier, "Arbutus" is believed to have been
serving as a Special Service Q-ship (aliases included
"Sprigg") at the time of her loss. She was
torpedoed on the 15th December by "UB-65"
off SW Wales in the approaches to the Bristol Channel
(51°38N, 6°00W) and went down next day
in heavy weather

BERGAMOT, 13th August 1917, North Atlantic - torpedoed by German
"U-84". "Bergamot"
serving as a Special Service Q-ship when lost. One
source refers to her acting as a partner to submarine
"E.48"; her casualties are not known

CANDYTUFT, 18th November 1917, Central
Mediterranean, off
Cape Bigli, near Bougie, Algeria - torpedoed twice by
German
"U-39". "Candytuft"
serving as a Special Service Q-ship (aliases included
"Parritt") when lost, drifted ashore on the
North African coast a wreck with both bow and stern
blown off.

Chrysanthemum -
Royal Naval Reserve drill and guardship on River
Thames, London

COWSLIP, 25th April 1918, North Atlantic, off Cape Spartel, Tangier off
the Strait of Gibraltar - torpedoed by German
"UB-105". "Cowslip" is sometimes
referred to as Special Service Q-ship but was not
necessarily sailing in this role when lost. Some
sources put her loss location off Morocco; casualties
not known

RHODODENDRON, 5th May 1918, North Sea - torpedoed by German
"U-70". Believed
serving as a convoy escort at the time of her loss

Saxifrage -
Royal Naval Reserve drill ship "President"
on River Thames, London

Planned as utility
destroyers. All served with the Dover Patrol, Nore
Local Defence Flotilla or Portsmouth Escort Force

P.12, 4th November 1918, English
Channel, 0.5 miles
SE of Culver Cliff, Isle of Wight, S coast of England
(50-39N, 01-05W) - collision. Serving with the Portsmouth
escort force and on patrol at the time when in
collision with an apparently unidentified ship. The
larger stern half sank in the above position; the
smaller bow section was beached in Whitecliff Bay.

P.26, 10th April 1917, English Channel, off Le Havre, France - mined. No other information;
casualties not known